Company description

Minifactory (cafe & grocery) homes V Smiley Preserves (jam company) in downtown Bristol, Vermont. This hybrid restaurant, grocery and production model hums with daily activity.

The Minifactory kitchen is non-traditional and collaborative. We believe that kitchen work is exciting, meaningful, creative and a great fit for all kinds of folks.

Job description

Position Overview

• Hone baking skills alongside pastry chef and veteran baker, Andrea, who helmed King Arthur’s bakery before joining Minifactory
• Hang out with lots of local produce.
• Build your alternative baking skills (working with alternative sweeteners, vegan, GF and Paleo baking)
• Build your traditional baking skills
• Help produce a range of baked goods from scones, biscuits, cornbread, cakes & cookies to an extensive menu of gluten free, grain free and alternatively sweetened items. Plus laminated items like danishes and brioche based buns.
• Already an experienced baker looking for a lovely part time gig? we would love to meet you! And this role can be shifted to be meaningful for an experienced baker as well.

Who You’ll Work With

• Andrea, pastry chef
• V Smiley (Head Cook of Minifactory, Owner of VSP)

You report to: V Smiley

Schedule - flexible. We are closed on Tuesdays & Thursdays. This can be a majority weekday job. Regular weekend availability is not a requirement. You'd learn how to do the morning bake and be available to occasionally provide coverage on weekends.

Shifts - mornings to mid afternoon.

Hours: 20-27 hours / week

Job Requirements

• Food passion
• Highly organized
• Excited about zero waste baking
• Ability to stand for long periods in a warm environment
• You enjoy working efficiently
• Comfortable with repetition
• Think creatively and consistently about best work flows to accomplish your prep list
• Be a good, active listener
• Goal focused, but also about to zoom out recognize the flow of tasks surrounding you like checking in orders, keeping the dish pit clear, asking co-workers if they need an extra hand, re-stocking pastries in the case
• Possess excellent interpersonal skills
• Attentive to detail

Compensation

• Wage of $20+ up DOE
• Two weeks paid time off
• Employee discount

At Minifactory, we want as many people as possible--folks following various diets--to enjoy that wonderful sweet, salty, creamy, comforting experience of a baked good with some awesome coffee and beautiful food.

Drop us a line! I look forward to learning about you.

Compensation

this position is: hourly, $20/hr +

Application instructions

Deadline

no deadline